Daniel Staal wrote: > > --On Monday, September 22, 2003 19:23 +0100 Rob Dixon > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm playing away here, as I know nothing about RPM other than > > that it is a package manager and pro9bably specific to RedHat > > Linux. > > > > Having said that, it looks like you are trying to install a > > module called MySQL::client, which I've never heard of and > > isn't available on the definitive CPAN site. > > > > Unless you have a reason to go along this route (when I think > > you will need Linux-specific help) you should use the Database > > Independent interface module 'DBI' together with the MySQL > > driver module 'DBD::MySQL', with which most Perl database > > programmers are familiar. > > You've got Perl on the brain. ;-) An RPM doesn't have to be a Perl > module. What he's trying to do is install a database client (like > you would write using the DBI) program (MySQL-client-4.0.15-0) that > happens to depend on Perl. (Presumably it is partially written in > Perl, maybe using the DBI.) The install is complaining that Perl is > not installed.
Then I'm glad I qualified my answer. But please enlighten me: what sort of beast is an RPM 'package'. The error message Eric Rose wrote: > > #rpm -Uvh MySQL-client-4.0.15-0.i386.rpm > > error: Failed dependencies: > > perl(the) is needed by MySQL-client-4.0.15-0.i386.rpm looks like OO terminology but is nonsense in a Perl context. My first guess would be that an RPM distribution of Perl must be installed, but now I'm /way/ outside my remit. The bottom line is that this is an RPM error message to be fought by an RPM gladiator. > I missed the original question, but I would echo the advice to use > your distro's help resources to fix this, assuming you are sure Perl > is installed. I don't think the original question was posted to the list at all. Tell us Wiggins? Cheers all, Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
